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Dec 9, 2009
Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design
Ogival Lattice with Horizontal Design
1600–1650
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Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas weave
Average: 138.4 x 62.9 cm (54 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1679.a
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There is a pomegranate design in each ogee.
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There is a pomegranate design in each ogee (pointed arch) of this silk brocade fragment. The pomegranate is a small tree originating in Persia (today’s Iran) bearing fruit of deep red flesh filled with hundreds of seeds. The pomegranate has been revered as a symbol for health and fertility by many civilizations. In Islam the pomegranate is associated with paradise as described in the Qur’an.
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